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SAMUEL SEI'TZ AND L. D. ARNOLD, OF MELMORE, OH'IO.

Lene-8 Panni No. 81,216, daiefz'auyue 18, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN WAGONS.

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TO ALL WHOM ITAMAY CONGERN:

Be it known that We, SAMUEL SEIIZ and L. D. ARNOLD, of Melmere, in the county of Seneca, and State of' Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wagons and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a detail longitudinal section of a wagon-box illustrating our improvement, taken through thc liuc :z: zu, iig. 2. I

Figure 2 is a detail cross-section of the same taken through' the liney y, iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Our invention has for its object to furnish an improvement in the construction -et wagon-boxes, by means of which the end boards of the box may bo securely held in place, and which shall at the same time be durable, andvallcw the end boards to be conveniently and quickly put in and taken out.

And it `consists in the springs, in combination with the side boards and end boards of the wagonbox,'as hereinafter more fully described.

A are tho'bottom boards of the box, beneath which` pass the bars B, through thc ends of which pass the bolts by which the side boards Clare secured to the said bottom boards.

{[o the inner sides of thc-side boards C, near or at their ends, are attached cleats, D, having projections or shoulders, d', formed upon the inner sides of their upper ends.

E are the end boards, which pass down upon the inner sides of the cleats D, and which have notches or recesses, e', formed in `their outer sides, to receive the projections cl of the cleats D when the said end boards E are pushed down to their places.

F are springs, the lower ends or parts of which are secured to the lower part of the inner sides ofthe side boards C, at such a distance from the cleats D as only to receive the end boards E, the said lower parts of the said springs thus forming supports for the inner sides of the lower parts of saidpend boards.

The upper parts of the springs F are so formed that their'upper or free ends may rest' against the upper part ofthe inner sides of the end boards E, te hold the seid end beards against the cleats D, so that the. projections a7. of the said'cleats may prevent the said end boards from getting out of place.

G are bars attached to the upper edges of the end boards E, and the outer end or ends of which project beyond the side boards'C, and have notches er catches formed in their under sides, which catch upon the upper edges ofthe side boards C, and prevent the wagen-bex from spreading apart sidcwise. i

The hars Gr shouldbe made of iron, and may extend entirely along the upper edge of the end boards E, or only partially along said edge, as may be desired.

If desired, other cleats may be attached to the inner sides of theside boards E, upon the opposite sides of the springs F from the end boards E, to protect the said springs F from the contents ofthe wagon-box, so that the said springs may not be impeded in their action by said contents.

To detach the end boards E, .their upper edges are pushed inward, forcing inward tle upper ends of the springs until theprojections or shoulders d of the cleats D'are free fromthc recesses e in the end boards E, which said end boards may then be easily raised out of their places.

To replace the end boards E, their lower edges are inserted between the free ends of the springs F and the cleats D, and they are then pushed down into their places until the projections dof lthe cleats D enter the recesses e in the said end .boards E, again securing them in place.

We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The springs F, in combination with the side boards C, and end boards E, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. Securing the end boards E to the side boards C, by means of the springs F, catches G, projections d ofthe cleats D, and thc notches or recesses e formed in the said end board E,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth` The abevevspecification of our invention signed by us, this 26th day of June, 1868.

' SAMUEL SEITZ,

L. D. ARNOLD. Witnesses:

W. G. S'rnvsxs, HARRISON Bunny. 

